Remote Sustaining Engineer — Open Source & Cloud Infra

Canonical; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Canonical is seeking a Software Engineer in Sustaining Engineering to tackle complex challenges in Linux-based infrastructure. You will engage with a diverse team, resolving issues across platforms including Ubuntu, OpenStack, and Kubernetes, while maintaining strong communication with engineering teams.

This position is fully remote, offering significant opportunities for professional development and exposure to cutting-edge technology. Join a pioneer in open-source software and be part of our dynamic, global culture.

Qualifications

• Professional experience as a software engineer.
• Strong development-level experience with Python, Go, C, C++ on Linux.
• Ability to troubleshoot with gdb and other tools.

Responsibilities

• Resolving complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, OpenStack, or Kubernetes.
• Maintaining a close working relationship with Canonical's field, support and product engineering teams.
• Developing fixes, backporting patches, and working with upstream for inclusion.

Skills

Software engineering

Linux

OpenStack

Kubernetes

Python

Go

C

C++

Problem-solving

Education

Background in Computer Science, STEM or similar

Tools

gdb

git

Job description

Canonical is seeking a Software Engineer in Sustaining Engineering to tackle complex challenges in Linux-based infrastructure. You will engage with a diverse team, resolving issues across platforms including Ubuntu, OpenStack, and Kubernetes, while maintaining strong communication with engineering teams.

This position is fully remote, offering significant opportunities for professional development and exposure to cutting-edge technology. Join a pioneer in open-source software and be part of our dynamic, global culture.